Radioman Rides the World....... - Page 201

BeachGuy · 05-24-2012, 08:49 AM

" And for some reason my bike is getting about 20% less milage than MoBill's ?"

If your bikes running fat (too rich) now at low altitudes, what are you expecting once you reach the real mountains. It will probably be impossible to start, or keep it running when you come to a stop. But I'm sure somebody can cure that for you with all the bikes shops in that part of the world.

Please keep up the photos, nice to see a different part of the world.

Ladybug0048 · 05-24-2012, 10:32 AM

I like the picture with the turbans too. Keep the fun coming, double points for flowers.

iDave · 05-24-2012, 10:34 AM

Epic post Mark! GREAT STUFF!

mrt10x · 05-24-2012, 11:33 AM

There has got to be at least one front page shot in that post.. I see 3 or 4 that should make it. Jealous.

SparkyL · 05-24-2012, 01:03 PM

Great stuff Mark and MoBill! Lovin' this RR! Keep the hits coming. Thanks!

petefromberkeley · 05-24-2012, 01:20 PM

Did you know that I was among the first civilians (including Indians) to ever travel that road? It was 1990 and I had taken the bus to Ladakh from Kashmir. Fighting was fierce around Dal Lake then and they cancelled all transoprtation past Srinagar (and most of it TO Srinagar). The road you are on was built by and for the Army only. I was stuck in Leh for weeks and finally they allowed half a bus load of forieners on a bus- the rest of the passengers were military. We were the first non military guys to ever go there (legally I guess). I don't know if they opened it just to get us out of there or if they were planning on doing it anyway, but they have opened it every summer since then as far as I know. I remember it was July 10th because it's my birrthday and July 10th both began and ended and we were still on the bus (often on the roof). That was the day I turned 25.

Chanderjeet · 05-24-2012, 01:39 PM

My father in law travelled that very road (srinagar to leh) in 70's many times when he was working with geological survey of india. He told me that they would take about 10 days to traverse which now usually take 20 hrs.

I guess you are partially right because there was NO ROAD when he did it

petefromberkeley · 05-24-2012, 01:59 PM

That must have been real adventure. The Srinigar to Leh road was spectacular and much more easy than the Leh to Manali route. Both were awesome! I envy the guys exporing the area 20 years before me. I once met an old Austrian who had led people from wherever the road ended to Kathmandu when it too a couple of weeks to walk there. I MET this guy- not read about him in some 100 year old book. It must have been truly something before the cars got there.

Still such a facinating area. Really a special place in the world.

Edit: That section from Srinagar to Leh took two days when I did it- and that part had been open to the public for a while. 20 hours now? It must be a great ride!

petefromberkeley · 05-24-2012, 02:02 PM

[QUOTE=Johnny Drunkard;18753397]
For hippies and "counterculture" the place to be is the Parvati Valley particularly Kasol.
QUOTE]

That was true then too. Kulu valley as well. The place is so beautful I can't describe it.

RUOK · 05-24-2012, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radioman

Just have a few minutes at as cyber cafe..... Wanted to post a couple photos of todays EPIC riding!!

Wahooo!

They were still clearing and we had to maneuver around them, no safety crews needed

SNOW.

Wow! Just wow, "Epic" riding indeed.

Johnny Dakar · 05-24-2012, 02:58 PM

Mark and Bill: You guys suck like Hayduke.

el' hefe · 05-24-2012, 03:00 PM

All I can do is try to imagine what you experienced today, and I confident that my imagination is falling well short of your actual experience!
Thanks for the ride!

-Jeff

Johnny Drunkard · 05-24-2012, 06:00 PM

Wow, you guys are really making good time!

Looks like you picked a beautiful day to cross the Rhotang La. For those who don't know, "Rhotang" means "pile of corpses" in Tibetan.

levain · 05-24-2012, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Dakar

Mark and Bill: You guys suck like Hayduke.

:freak ymofo's

GirlieS · 05-24-2012, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Drunkard

Wow, you guys are really making good time!

Looks like you picked a beautiful day to cross the Rhotang La. For those who don't know, "Rhotang" means "pile of corpses" in Tibetan.

Didn't now that!

Great day to cross that pass. The views are stunning!
That pass looks great from a distance... you can follow the road on and on and on if you really look at that picture.

05-24-2012, 08:49 AM	#3001
BeachGuy Alabama & Costa Rica Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Sandy beaches of Alabama Oddometer: 371	Running Fat! " And for some reason my bike is getting about 20% less milage than MoBill's ?" If your bikes running fat (too rich) now at low altitudes, what are you expecting once you reach the real mountains. It will probably be impossible to start, or keep it running when you come to a stop. But I'm sure somebody can cure that for you with all the bikes shops in that part of the world. Please keep up the photos, nice to see a different part of the world. __________________ *BeachGuy* 2010 Ride Report: Orange Beach, AL to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica 2011 Ride Report: Costa Rica to Panama back to Costa Rica One of the beautiful things about riding solo is the quality of the social experience.

05-24-2012, 10:32 AM	#3002
Ladybug0048 Bug Sister Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane Valley, WA (the dry side of the mountains) Oddometer: 8,618	I like the picture with the turbans too. Keep the fun coming, double points for flowers. __________________ 2013 Hells Canyon/Wallowa Valley Gathering: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=843668 "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

05-24-2012, 11:33 AM	#3004
mrt10x Dumba$s Jarhead Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 2,864	There has got to be at least one front page shot in that post.. I see 3 or 4 that should make it. Jealous. __________________ We are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

05-24-2012, 01:20 PM	#3006
petefromberkeley - Joined: May 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Oddometer: 3,261	Point of Trivia Did you know that I was among the first civilians (including Indians) to ever travel that road? It was 1990 and I had taken the bus to Ladakh from Kashmir. Fighting was fierce around Dal Lake then and they cancelled all transoprtation past Srinagar (and most of it TO Srinagar). The road you are on was built by and for the Army only. I was stuck in Leh for weeks and finally they allowed half a bus load of forieners on a bus- the rest of the passengers were military. We were the first non military guys to ever go there (legally I guess). I don't know if they opened it just to get us out of there or if they were planning on doing it anyway, but they have opened it every summer since then as far as I know. I remember it was July 10th because it's my birrthday and July 10th both began and ended and we were still on the bus (often on the roof). That was the day I turned 25. __________________ Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride. Hot as a pistol but cool inside. petefromberkeley screwed with this post 05-24-2012 at 02:07 PM

05-24-2012, 01:39 PM	#3007
Chanderjeet IndiYeah !! Joined: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi, India Oddometer: 5,598	My father in law travelled that very road (srinagar to leh) in 70's many times when he was working with geological survey of india. He told me that they would take about 10 days to traverse which now usually take 20 hrs. I guess you are partially right because there was NO ROAD when he did it __________________ Himalayas on a Motorcycle - Photography book by Chanderjeet Mango Lassi of the bumfucked hillbillies MC

05-24-2012, 10:34 AM	#3003
iDave Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2003 Oddometer: 985	Epic post Mark! GREAT STUFF!

05-24-2012, 01:03 PM	#3005
SparkyL Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Dirty North Joisey Oddometer: 109	Great stuff Mark and MoBill! Lovin' this RR! Keep the hits coming. Thanks!

05-24-2012, 01:59 PM	#3008
petefromberkeley - Joined: May 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Oddometer: 3,261	That must have been real adventure. The Srinigar to Leh road was spectacular and much more easy than the Leh to Manali route. Both were awesome! I envy the guys exporing the area 20 years before me. I once met an old Austrian who had led people from wherever the road ended to Kathmandu when it too a couple of weeks to walk there. I MET this guy- not read about him in some 100 year old book. It must have been truly something before the cars got there. Still such a facinating area. Really a special place in the world. Edit: That section from Srinagar to Leh took two days when I did it- and that part had been open to the public for a while. 20 hours now? It must be a great ride! __________________ Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride. Hot as a pistol but cool inside. petefromberkeley screwed with this post 05-24-2012 at 02:05 PM

05-24-2012, 02:02 PM	#3009
petefromberkeley - Joined: May 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Oddometer: 3,261	[QUOTE=Johnny Drunkard;18753397] For hippies and "counterculture" the place to be is the Parvati Valley particularly Kasol. QUOTE] That was true then too. Kulu valley as well. The place is so beautful I can't describe it. __________________ Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride. Hot as a pistol but cool inside.

05-24-2012, 02:58 PM	#3011
Johnny Dakar Fuckin' Smartass Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Just 3 Short Miles North of Baja Oddometer: 13,266	Mark and Bill: You guys suck like Hayduke. __________________ "Just sharing this quiet time is intimate, our tent, our bikes and our faces illuminated by yellow light from the fire. This is why we travel. To experience those rare moments of perfection of solitude of life." -Simon Thomas

05-24-2012, 03:00 PM	#3012
el' hefe Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Seattle, Wa Oddometer: 202	All I can do is try to imagine what you experienced today, and I confident that my imagination is falling well short of your actual experience! Thanks for the ride! -Jeff

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